We mentioned oxymorons in the closing line of a story the other day. One reader suggested another one. So we put together this list of the media’s 30 favorite oxymorons.
Surely, there are others. Feel free to add your favorites in the comments section.
- Abortion doctor
- American Taliban
- Amtrak schedule
- Campaign promise
- Chinese legal system
- Civil unrest
- Collective liberty
- Committee decision
- Conservative Democrat
- Great Depression
- Government worker
- Holy war
- Honest politician
- Journalistic integrity
- Liberal thinker
- Loyal opposition
- Moderate extremist
- Physician-assisted suicide
- President Obama
- Public servant
- Safe abortion
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Tax relief
- Temporary tax increase
- Truth-In-Lending
- Unbiased journalism
- Union worker
- United Nations
- Excess profits
- Liberal values
